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Revenue Laws Amendment Act, No.
45 of 2003
Long title To amend the Transfer Duty Act, 1949, so as to further regulate the provisions relating to duty on conversion of share blocks to sectional titles and duty payable on cancellation of transactions; to provide for an exemption for conversion or renewal of certain mineral and mining rights and permits and further regulate other exemptions; to provide for additional powers to the Commissioner; to further regulate duty on sale of property to agents; to provide for additional duty for failure to perform any duties; and to provide that payment of duty is not suspended pending appeal; to amend the Estate Duty Act, 1955, so as to effect certain consequential amendments; to amend the Income Tax Act, 1962, so as to amend, insert and delete certain definitions; to further regulate the powers of the Commissioner; to further regulate the secrecy provisions; to further regulate the provisions relating to foreign tax credits; to provide relief where assets disposed of are replaced; to further regulate the provisions relating to income from foreign sources and foreign dividends; to further regulate the provisions relating to controlled foreign companies; to further regulate the exemption provisions; to amend the provisions relating to certain deductions and allowances; to provide for the ring-fencing of losses from certain trades; to further regulate the provisions relating to trading stock; to further regulate the provisions relating to the limitation of deductions; to further regulate the provisions relating to exchange items; to amend the provisions relating to insolvent estates; to further regulate the provisions relating to public benefit organisations and deductibility of donations to these organisations and government; to make provision for disposals of assets by non-resident persons; to further regulate provisions relating to payment of withholding tax on royalties; to further regulate the provisions relating to corporate restructuring; to grant a further exemption from donations tax; to further regulate the provisions relating to secondary tax on companies; to further regulate the provisions relating to submission of returns and assessment; to specifically provide for the registration of taxpayers; to provide for reporting of certain reportable arrangements; to further regulate the provisions relating to objections, appeals and dispute resolution; to provide that the Commissioner may prescribe a time on a date for payment of tax, penalties and interest; to further regulate the deduction of capital expenditure for farming; to provide that pensionable service of non-statutory force members purchased after 1 March 1998 in respect of periods of service accounted for before that date be dealt with as is the case with other public servants; to further regulate the penalties on failure to pay employees’ tax and personal liability in relation thereto; to further regulate the deduction of employees’ tax from directors’ remuneration; to further regulate the provisions relating to capital gains tax; to delete certain obsolete provisions and to effect certain consequential amendments; to amend the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, so as to insert certain definitions; top further regulate the powers of the Commissioner; to further regulate the provisions relating to secrecy; to insert provisions relating to degrouping; to make provision for the imposition of environmental levies; to make rules to enable the Commissioner to curtail the smuggling of cigarettes; to further regulate the provisions relating to internal appeals and alternative dispute resolution; to make provision for certain consequential changes arising from the introduction of the duty at source system; to make provision in the Act for customs controlled areas within Industrial Development Zones; to effect certain consequential amendments; to amend the Stamp Duties Act, 1968, so as to further regulate the period for record keeping; to further regulate the powers of the Commissioner; to further regulate the exemptions from duty; to effect certain consequential amendments and to delete references to obsolete provisions; to amend the Value-Added Tax Act, 1991, so as to amend and insert certain definitions; to provide for certain exemptions and zero-rating; to further regulate the circumstances where an input tax may be claimed; to prescribe further requirements for VAT invoices; to further regulate the provisions relating to assessments; to further regulate the provisions relating to objections and appeal and dispute resolution; to provide for the amendment of the Schedules in line with the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, to effect certain consequential amendments; to amend the Uncertificated Securities Tax Act, 1998, so as to amend and insert certain definitions; to further regulate the exemptions from tax; to effect consequential changes to the repeal of the Marketable Securities Tax Act, 1948; to further regulate the powers of the Commissioner; to effect certain consequential amendments; to make provision for the retention of records; to amend the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999, so as to further regulate the provisions relating to public benefit organisations; to provide for penalties for failure to pay levies; to amend the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2000, so as to further regulate certain exemptions of public benefit organisations and other entities; to amend the Second Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2001, so as to insert provisions relating to Industrial Development Zones; to effect certain consequential amendments; to amend the Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act, 2002, so as to align it with the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001; to amend the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2002, so as to repeal certain obsolete provisions; to amend the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2002, so as to insert a commencement date; and to delete obsolete provisions; to amend the Exchange Control Amnesty and Amendment of Taxation Laws Act, 2003, so as to amend certain definitions; to make provision for application by beneficiaries; to further r regulate the tax relief in terms of the amnesty; and to extend the date for application; to repeal the Marketable Securities Tax Act, 1948, and certain regulations; to provide for transitional provisions relating to gold bullion and shares of companies acquired from funds transferred to the Republic; to provide for a short title and commencement date; and to provide for matters relating thereto. 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